Czech Republic gives half a million euros for Lithuania’s border fence

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Czech Republic gives half a million euros for Lithuania’s border fence

The Editorial Board September 9, 2021

Czechia/Lithuania – Being faced, similarly to Poland, with a migration crisis provoked by the Belarusian authorities, Lithuania has undertaken – like its southern neighbour – to build a border fence. The Central European and V4 countries, including the Czech Republic, stand in solidarity…

Society

The four-day week: cure or symptom?

Yann Caspar September 8, 2021

In vogue since the early 1990s and tested by several countries and some companies since then, the four-day working week has been actively discussed since the beginning of the “Covid era”. In March 2020, the Hungarian Euro-enthusiast party Momentum even included it…

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Papal visit to Slovakia with separate areas for the unvaccinated

The Editorial Board September 8, 2021

Slovakia – After a short half-day visit to Hungary for the closure of the International Eucharistic Congress on Sunday 12 September, during which Pope Francis will meet, among others, with Hungarian President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Museum…

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For German liberals, the Article 7 procedure must be followed by sanctions

The Editorial Board September 7, 2021

Germany/Hungary – The German parliamentary elections will take place in less than three weeks, on 26 September, and will most probably lead to significant changes in the political landscape, with opinion polls looking disastrous for the CDU, now led by centrist politician…

Politics

European Commission using recovery plan to bring Poland to heel

Olivier Bault September 6, 2021

Poland – Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for the Economy and former Italian prime minister, caused turmoil and anger in Poland when he explained on 1 September that one of the reasons why the Commission has not yet approved the Polish recovery plan…

Society

Maria Schmidt’s open letter to Boris Johnson

The Editorial Board September 5, 2021

Hungary - Following the Hungary-England football match on Thursday 2 September, during which racist abuse was reported, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson posted a tweet in which he expressed that it was "completely unacceptable that England players were racially abused in…

Politics

A politically decisive time for the Hungarian government

Yann Caspar September 4, 2021

Hungary – After many months of media hype on public health issues, “restrictive measures”, and compulsory mask-wearing indoors and outdoors, Hungarians have been living since the beginning of July in relative normality. One might call it a parallel reality, given that most…

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Bled Strategic Forum: “let’s not repeat the mistakes of 2015!”

The Editorial Board September 4, 2021

Slovenia/European Union – The traditional annual Bled Strategic Forum, held in the Bled tourist resort in the Slovenian Alps, took place from 31 August to 2 September. It is a conference whose aim is to debate the future of Europe. This year,…

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Anti-Covid measures: Romania and Croatia scale back their efforts

The Editorial Board September 3, 2021

Romania/Croatia – As public health measures intensify in Western Europe and in some Central European countries, two Balkan countries – Romania and Croatia – seem to have decided to go the opposite way. “I’m not a fan of discrimination” Asked on Saturday…

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Poland declares state of emergency on Belarusian border

The Editorial Board September 3, 2021

Poland/Belarus – The migration crisis we have been witnessing for several weeks on the western borders of Belarus – with the regime in Minsk having undertaken to bring in and send migrants (mainly Iraqis and Afghans) to the Lithuanian, Latvian and Polish…

Culture

Poland’s Stefan Wyszyński, “Primate of the Millennium”, soon to be proclaimed Blessed

Agnieszka Golańska-Bault September 2, 2021

Poland – On September 12 in Warsaw, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, Archbishop of Warsaw and Primate of Poland in the years 1948–1981, will be proclaimed Blessed. The ceremony, so eagerly awaited by Poles, was to take place in May last year. However, because…

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Babiš/Agrofert: Commission considers suspending EU funds to Czech Republic

The Editorial Board September 2, 2021

Czechia – The use of EU funds to blackmail certain member countries seems to be becoming a common method of dialogue for the European Commission. After Hungary and Poland on the so-called rule of law issue, and most recently some Polish local…